Read the excerpt from a speech by Cesar Chavez, "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

During my first fast in 1968, Dr. King reminded me that our struggle was his struggle too. He sent me a telegram which said, "Our separate struggles are really one. A struggle for freedom, for dignity, and for humanity."

I was profoundly moved that someone facing such a tremendous struggle himself would take the time to worry about a struggle taking place on the other side of the continent.

Just as Dr. King was a disciple of Gandhi and Christ, we must now be Dr. King's disciples.

Dr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge. The theme that “all people who fight for freedom are united” is best supported by .